Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| need / every other day. / some petrol / I travel a lot. I |
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| very tired / in the mornings. / usually / Something is the matter with me. I / am |
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| hardly ever / I / oranges / eat |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| often / late / is / John |
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| have lunch / at home? / Do / you / usually |
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| usually / I / once a month / to the hairdresser's / go |
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| several times a year / breaks down / My car |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| she / twice / Yesterday, / me / phoned |
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| day in, day out / shopping / I / have to go |
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| find / You / never / can / your car keys |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| often / eats / for dinner / Mike / pizza |
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| always / Can / I / in green? / dress |
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| never / I / what to say / know |
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| saw / five times / it / I |
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| go / often / do / How / to the disco? / you |
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| asking me questions / always / is / She |
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| I / to the gym / three times a week / go |
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| Do / often / feel tired? / you |
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| My parents / almost never / go on holiday |
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| every other day / soup / have / We |
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| go / I / once a year / to the dentist / usually |
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| My parents / come / to help me / very often |
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| if you need it / will / rarely / help you / Tom |
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| never / listen / They / can |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| in blue / dresses / She / very often |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| ? / Kevin / Does / always / win |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| rarely / listens / She / when you talk to her |
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| usually / They / some help with the homework / need |
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| you / every day / go / to the gym / ? / Do |
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| get up / always / I / at 8 a.m. |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
